The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-08


NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
COMMISSIONER CoLMAN vigorously pro-
tests against a violation by the Illinois
Live Stock Commission of the rules relat-
ing to pleuro-pneumonia.
NEARLY three hundred natives lost
their lives by the burning of the re-
served inclosure Of the Peoples Park at
Madras, India, on the 31st
IRISH landlords are endeavoring to bring
their tenants into the bankruptcy court in
order to make them disclose the names Of
trustees to whom they paid rents.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has filed his answer
TO Geo. H. Thoebe's notice Of contest of
his election to the Fiftieth Congress, in
which he denies all of Thoebe's allega-
tons,
THE shipping statistics of the port Of
Liverpool for 1886 show decrease of 1OO,-
900 tons. The coastWise trade shows an
increase, the falling off being in the for
eign trade.
TIE safe in the post office at Wadsw orth,
O., was blown open on the night Of the
9Th, and about five hundred dollars in
money, sixty dollars in stamps and two
checks were taken.
THE President managed to 60 through
The three hours ordeal Of receiving New
Years callers, but it proved rather apain-
full task for him, and was in direct viola
ton of his physicians orders.
GENERAL LoGAN's funeral was arranged
TO take place in the Senate chamber at
Washington on the 31st, and the remains
to be inferred in a vault there until a
place of final burial is determined
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THE opinion seems to be gaining ground,
especially in England, that the outcome Of
the Bulgarian complications will be the
ultimate restoration of Alexander to the
throne under European guarantees.
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TIE new year begun in orthodox winter
style, news from all over the country in
dioating biting Billiards or severe snow
storms Calling was attended with more
or less discomfort wherever INDUCED in.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has written for the Jan
nary number of the Nineteenth Century an
article entitled "Locksley Hall and the
Jubilee" The article is a criticism Of the
poem by the light of events Of the past
fifty years.
REPORTS from Gloucester, Mass, show
that during the past year 26 vessels with
q total tonnage of 175, 1876, valued at S52,'
300 and insured for Sl19,23l, sailing from
that port have been lost together with 137
human lives.
THE annual statement of the savings
banks of Massachusetts is gratifying ex
hibit. The number of open accounts is
O6,O39, an increase of 57,252; and the
amount of deposits is 500, 1880, an in
crease Of SIG 1884, 8S.
REV. c. b. SCALES, of East Lynn, Ill.
who ran away with Miss Matthews, leav-
ing his wife and five children behind, was
arrested at London, Ont, on the 2Sth. The
parties concerned consented to go back in
charge Of a detective
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